Crenshaw Family YMCA Event - Fitness with Friends. Bring your family and friends with you to the Crenshaw Family YMCA this month as they are offering FREE group exercise classes! Be fit, bring a neighbor!

JUNE UPDATE: Please note there have been increased sightings of coyotes in the neighborhood. SMALL DOGS AND CATS OF ALL SIZES ARE AT RISK. Never allow your pet outdoors unsupervised at dusk or during evening hours, walk your dog on a leash, and keep an air horn, walking stick, umbrella or other object to scare off a coyote in case of an encounter.

The information provided below should be helpful in finding ways to reduce the negative issues and concerns you may be having with wildlife in the City of Los Angeles. Remember that California is wildlife habitat, and there will always be a variety of urban animals in our neighborhoods. Please utilize the the links provided to make those sightings a more positive experience and remember that education is key to resolving the vast majority of human and wildlife issues.

The office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has been working closely with the Community Development Commission to address constituents concerns regarding the condition of the existing businesses on Slauson Avenue between Angeles Vista and LaBrea.

The first phase of the Community Business Revitalization Project (CBR) encompassed facade improvements to businesses on the north side of Slauson Avenue between Angeles Vista and Overhill. Improvements included window replacement, signage, painting, light fixture replacement and etcetera. Also, facade improvements were recently completed at the Wiley Center for Education located at 4560 West Slauson Avenue.

The second phase of the CBR project will begin this summer as businesses located at 4423 – 4437 West Slauson Avenue (includes Puerto Nuevo Restaurant) will undergo facade improvements. Plans are currently being reviewed for the businesses located at 4423 – 4437 West Slauson Avenue (includes the “arcade”) and it is anticipated that improvements at this location will begin sometime later this year.

The third phase of the project will include much needed improvements to the Windsor Hills Shopping Center parking lot.

The last holdout for the CBR project, 4455 West Slauson (Sachi’s Restaurant) has recently expressed an interest in participating in the CBR project.

The businesses located at 4401 -441 West Slauson (includes the Budget Storage property) are located in the City of Los Angeles. The City will be making facade improvements through LANI (Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative) The target completion date for this project is March 2016.

The Slauson street scape project is scheduled to begin in early 2016. The project scope is from Angeles Vista Avenue to LaBrea Avenue. Improvements include pavement and concrete work, median and landscaping improvements, new signage and etcetera.

Overhill between Slauson Avenue and 5-Points will undergo changes in 2017. A pedestrian path and bike lane will be constructed on the east side of Overhill Drive. The will provide connectivity to the future Park to Playa trail project.

Thank you to resident Reg Nichols for sharing the impact individuals can have over proposed neighborhood developments:

"In light of the proposed 127 unit apartment building @ don felipe+stocker, you may want to read how opponents stopped a carwash in their neighborhood."

If you would like to contact the LA Dept of City Planning and express your concerns with the Amalfi Project Reg refers to you can contact Alan Como, the City's assigned planning associate managing the development's application process.

The draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall transformation project is now available for public comment. This is an opportunity for the community to provide feedback on the development. The City of Los Angeles will also hold public hearings later in 2015.